Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-15
NORTH STATE BEER
TIE RALEIGH CASE BEFORE tbs ST.
PRBME COURT.
No Decision from That Bsdy-Educi-
tional Matters Crops-Current
Notes and Briefs.
rsnecIs, ,e,crram To the pIspatch.I


RALEIGH, v. c., June 14.-Therc was
large attendance ut the Supreme Court this
moruipg 10 hear It's decision In the hdbelS.
corpus case Of Richard Glcrsch, barkeeper,
Of this city, who was arrested by tue chief
az police upon an order Of the mayor for
violating the locaLopiion act in selling beer
and vine. The result Of the matter - Just
what was stated IN last nlgbps dispatch
The Supreme Court declines 10 act 90 the
case now and romauds II TO Wake superior
Court, SO II can come up regularly on
sppsal. The opinion was written by Chief
Justice Smith. 10 does not touch the lead.
ing questions involved as 10 whether beer
and wine are splrituOus liquors in the
a.crniYg or intent OF the prohibitory law.
TIE Court says Il has no power whatever
10 fccde the case now, and that II would
&c su eXtraOi diraly proceeding were II t.
iu!CrpCse and prevent the execution o.
NayOr ThOmpSOn'S mandate REQUIRING
Gicrsch TO give hail for his appearance at
the Superior Court at The July term. The
case must 90 through the regular channel
so Us 10 be a full precedent. Giersch was
1T once taken before Mayor 4 thompson and
gave bail. lie also gave a pledge not to
attempt TO sell any more beer or wine until
the matter is settled by the courts. The
Superior Court meets July 18th. Whatever
ITS decision may BIZ an appeal to tue SUI
preme Court is certain, and this latter
court will have 10 face the question squlreli
at the fall term. Many persons to-day eX-
press great disappointment that the Su
pIome Court did not make deci,ion one
way or another, and thus settle toe qucs
lion which has set not only this community
nut others In state Of great excitement.
This afternoon q special train OF eleven
cars left here with nearly four hundred
members Of the Teachers Assembly enroWe
10 MoreEeld. All the schools and COLLEGE
west Of Raleigh were represented. AT
GoIdSb0ro' the cadet band Of DNis's schoo
net the tram. This band will furnish music
durIpg the session Of the assembly.
The failure OF j. r. EddinS, bookseller
and statIonfr, ETC., at Charlotte, Is report
ed. Assets not known; liabilities. $500
Tayler d Deal, Crocers, at Newton. have
assigned TO Cone Il Sons, OF Baltimore.
TIE BLAIR BILL, &C.
Speaking with a prominent man today
he said: "The Blair bill, or rather some
scheme OF public national education, ha-
Leen talked about great deal, but little
has vet been said in comparison with whit
will he heard later. 1t would not surprise
me il the matter were made n live issue In
the next campaign. The people OF North
Carolina wish such a measure TO be passed
by Congress. take it that the rest OF the
South takes like view. anyway, that l.
- hat hear Ia other States"
THE DRUMMERS'-LICENsE QUESTION.
During April eight licenses were issued
from the State Treasury TO drummers, ana
during May only three were issued. This
i a great falling off. 1t shows the effect
the United States Supreme Court decision
i having in that matter. The drummers must
have made up their minds TO run the risk
of being arrested by the sherin',-a risk
always immihelt. The law is imperative
IN requiring sherins to arrest those found
without such licenses.
TIE CASE OF STARSEs.
Albert Starnos (colored). who was TO have
been hanged next Friday at Monroe,
Union county, for Outraging Rosa Ann
Hyatt in March, 1885, will no. be executed.
lie will have to bc rcsentenccd by the III.
rerior Court. His appeal TO the supreme
Court vas taken before the law requiring
tbe Governor TO issue dcath-&arrants wenl
into eject. A petition for full pardon
for Stqrnes Is in circulation, aud is re-
ceiyiug many signatures, It is said.
NEWS OF TIE CROPS.
Mir. All. 4. Thompson, secretary OF the
Raleigh Cotton Exchange, said tO-lay tn At
the cotton in this section Is all right. The
stand is good in fact, excellent. The
frequent rains have given the grass a start,
but labor is abundant, and the farmers are
well up with their work. y few more days
Of such hard rains would do dlmtge. but
these are not likely TO come. \ dry June
i, particularly de.irable in tins section.
reports from Lincoln county, fine
wheat section, are To tie effect that great
dcl nf tbGt crop has been harvested, and
that tue yield T. the best in years.
The news from BuncOmb1 county is that
the crop prospects were never better The
people are IN earnest, are VOrSing hard,
aud the crops are clear of grass. Not 50
much rain has fallen IN that section.
A very severe hlil.storm swept thrOuvh
Dupln county Situtday and did sOne
dama.e TO crops. The rains lat week ap.
pear TO have done most damage in Franz
i'm county, where they washed the lands in
some sections considerably.
To show the extent OF the trucking
business in the Newberne section II
nav tie stated that last week no less
than &c 600 barrels OF Irish poiatoe, were
shipped NOrth from that vicinity. The
aVcrage price o. these i, said TO have hcea
- por barrel. Thanks 10 better freight H.
cI!i;i,s thon that section ever dreamed ~.
n people have an opportunity 70 push
ih,ir valuable products TO market. Trains
have been doubled and are still pressed.
NEWS HERE AND THERE.
Mr.. John G. Washington dicd ct Bach
mountain YESTERDAY. lie had been living
there during the summer for several wears
East. His home was at KinSion, and he
wss one Of the be,i-known men in Eastern
Moth Carolina. He was about seventy
five wears Of age.
The colOred CXcursiOuists who were In
the railway accident at Warren.on yesier-
day returned to this city this morning.
At IL O'Clock tomorrow morning the
Teachers Assembly will be called to order
in the ballroom OF the Atlantic Hotel.
Morehead, 10y Mr.. Edward A. Alderman.
its president. Hon. Charles X. Thomas, Of
Beaufort, will in an address welcome the
assembly. The response will he made Ivy
President Alderman. The latter will de-
q, aver rs annual address Thur.dIy morn.
ing The new officers Of the assembly will
mol be elected until the last day OF the
meeting.
TteIe is considerable talk about STATE
tobscco convention, to he held about the
middle OF September.
Tickets to the Teachers Assembly will
be sold al tue special rates until the 29ih
instant, good 10 return until July 3l,t.
The state Superintendent OF Public In
struction give, notice that all persons who
attend the State normal schools can get
SPECIAL rates OF fare thereto upon a certiii.
cate from their county Supern'cnlents OF
public instruction that they are teachers.
Stabbing ARRAY I'm oxford.